Posts Tagged with "programming"

I realized that my article about "How to interview a programmer" is pretty popular, so I decided to extend this topic and share my thoughts about recognizing a good programmer.

Nowadays, it is known that IT guys can make relatively good money in software or web development industry. This makes a lot of people to start learning basics of programming from the school, or sometimes even change their current careers to become programmers. Unfortunately, having a desire is not enough to become a good programmer. Even a number of certificates or diploma from university is not a sufficient sign of a good programmer.

If you are looking for a really good professional you must pay your attention to a certain important indicators.

Today is the 256th day of the year, which is officially recognized as "The Programmers' Day" in Russia and observed in many countries.

So, happy Programmers Day, colleagues!

Recently, I have written about comparisons of numbers with floating point. Here is another important lesson that explains why loose comparison may break the business logic in your PHP application.

Look at the following PHP code. It seems pretty clear and straightforward.